Final AS Thriller Opening - Love Links

This is our FINAL AS thriller Opening, which we called Love Links.

The Editing Process

For editing our final coursework product, we used Final Cut Pro, which I thought was much better than iMovie, as it just had so many other features that could be used to edit our film and make it look even better. I had not used Final Cut Pro before and it took me a while to get the hang of it, however when I did get the hang of it I found it really easy to use.

During the filming process we shot as much as we could as we knew this would be an advantage to us when it came to editing and it did. We found that having lots of footage was very useful to use as we could choose the best shots. However there were few problems with some of the footage we had shot. The shots we wanted to use at the beginning of our short opening were shot int he dark and we found that there was a problem with the continuity of our piece because it was very difficult to shoot the footage in the same darkness and when editing the shots together we found that the darkness of the shots were not continuous and this was a problem for us. Therefore to overcome this problem we shot the outside shots again, but this time in the daytime and we thought that we could put a night effect over our piece.

This was the only major problem we had with our footage, however it was easily solved. We also had another problem which was that one of our shots, the picking up of the can in the bathroom, ended really quickly and there wasn't alot of footage after the clip in order for us to cut and edit the clip together, however we did manage to edit the clip together.

When it came to adding sound effects to our piece, we used garageband. I had used garageband before, therefore I knew how to use the programme which made it easier for the group and also meant that we didn't spend lots of time trying to get the hang of the programme and that we coul just get on with adding sound to our piece. We found that on garageband there is not a wide range of sound effects. When trying to find a scream to use, we were running out of time therefore we did not have time to record a scream, which meant that the scream does sound a little unrealistic, but we had run out of time and didn't want to not use any sound effect for the screaming.

Jess D'Alvarez

Lord Of War- Opening Titles- Ed Boyce

The Lord Of War titles are exceptional and probably the most enjoyable ive seen.
The titles are superimposed onto the film and the font is bold and white.
The opening titles form there own mini narrative. This is down from the Point of view of a bullet.

From the POV of a bullet we go from construction of the bullet, to the bullet being shipped to other countries and loaded into a gun.
The music is rather controversial to what you would expect to hear as it is an upbeat country song for a war film-not what you would expect.
At the end we are seeing out of a gun barrel and you can see that there is war going on. The bullet is fired and goes into a kids head. This was quite a brutal way to end the credits but it sets the scene well for a war film.
I personally thought the titles were great and they really stood out to me. From the POV of a bullet it just made them interesting, although i did feel a bit sick at times when the bullet was spinning around

Fight Club-Opening Titles- Ed Boyce

At first it is hard to determine where the titles are taking place- i first thought it was a cave.
For the first 10 seconds or so it is confusing what it is.

• The titles are taking place in the fear centre of someones brain.
• The font flashes up like lightning in the middle of the screen. The text is futuristic looking.
• The flashes represent fear based impulses in the brain.
• The shot moves through the brain more and then leaves via a pore in someones face.
• The shot is extremely close and because of this its hard to make out what we are seeing, but we see hair and we know that its someones face. The camera then travels up the barrel of a gun. But again i didnt relise it is a gun straight away, the first time i watched these titles because it is so close.
• The sound is fast paced to match these titles.
  

The fight club titles are great in my opinion, they are fast paced and completely different from anything ive seen in titles before. They are interesting to watch and because of this i think its a great opening, because as a view i expected a great watch from these abnormal titles.

Schindlers List- Opening Titles- Ed Boyce

The opening titles of Schindler's list are superimposed onto the film.
We see a religious family praying whilst candles are being lit. The credits start and we see a new credit every shot. With every shot we see the candles get smaller and smaller. In my eyes this is ment to represent hope or life, which is ending.

• The font is old fashioned like the film and the font is always white.
  
• The main title of 'Shindlers List' is placed on a black background and underlined by the white table. It is also placed inbetween the two candles and looks very bold.
• The music in the titles is a quiet relaxing piano. Each shot fades into the next which makes the titles feel slow.
  

Everything combined sets us up for an emotional watch.

Ed Boyce - Orphanage Titles

The Orphanage
The main titles in the Orphanage don't start until 3 minutes into the film after we have been introduced into the scene of the film. The first shot we see is children playing a game in a field, this of course fits in with the title as you would expect to see children at an Orphanage.
The titles start after we hear the phrase "Got you", from just viewing the titles we do not know if this has any relevance to the film.
Titles

• Titles are shown by children's hands ripping wall paper off walls to "reveal" what's underneath.
• The wall paper looks outdated and we see big cracks in the wall, this is purposely shown to us so we get the idea that the place is old.
• The hands of the orphans look cold and dead.
• The final title is the main one, "El Orphanato" (The Orphanage) this title we see all of the children's hands frantically trying to grab hold of the paper and then ripping the paper off to reveal the title.
• The main point i get from the titles is that there are secrets in the Orphanage that are being revealed.

Sound

• We hear the sound of wall paper being ripped off.
• The music is soft like a violin or piano playing. It is eerie and it also creates suspense. The use of violins in this scene and others like it is affective as it is an unnerving sound that has a big contrast from the idealistic scene of the children playing in the sun.

Ed Boyce- Old Boy

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The credits in Old Boy start 3 and a half minutes into the film. When they start they are super imposed onto the main character.
Titles
The first sign of the titles is the digital time shown on screen this then transforms into writing.
The numbers change like you would see on a train time board.
The digital time fades and we then the credits start. The credits switch between the digital time and writing. There are Chinese symbols either side of the writing. The symbols turn clockwise like an analog clock. This simulates the hands of a clock turning.
After this the credits continue, but they are shown over images of distorted clocks. The sound of a grand father clock goes off but the sound is distorted. The distortion raises confusion in the audience. Both digital and analog clocks are shown now. The clocks are ticking the wrong way, this makes us think that there is something strange going on in this film. As the main title shows there is a graphic match between the clock, the letter "o" with a "y" inside of it. The "y" and "o" then form the title old boy. The "d" and "y" of the title turn round again like and analog clock, letting us know that time is important in this film.